‘We’re not just voting. We’re also running.’ David Hogg launches young candidate PAC

Gun control activist David Hogg is launching a political action committee, Leaders We Deserve, to support young political candidates.

Launch announcement: Hogg’s Leaders We Deserve is a hybrid political action committee designed to back political candidates under 35 years old running for federal office and under 30 years old running for state office.
* The group plans to primarily target state-level races and a smaller number of congressional matchups. These will be open, Democratic-held seats in the upcoming 2024 primary season.

Intention and structure: The PAC aims to provide young candidates with the needed resources to run for office and to address the current gap in support for young people at the state legislative level.
* Hogg co-founded the March For Our Lives.
* First-term Rep. Maxwell Frost, another March For Our Lives organizer, is on the advisory board for Leaders We Deserve, and his former campaign manager, Kevin Lata, serves as the group’s executive director.

Motivation: The PAC’s launch comes as millennials and Gen Z continue to grow as significant parts of the electorate.
* David Hogg explains the initiative as a second step, noting that the younger generation is “not just voting. We’re also running.”

Candidate selection: Leaders We Deserve aims to endorse candidates that reflect its generation’s demographic and ideological values, including protests against school shootings and environmental protection.
* The group wants to compliment candidates who were part of the social movements seen during Trump’s presidency.
* The PAC plans to focus most of its work at the state legislative level.

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